Technical Writer, thatgamecompany
Up to $55 p/h USD
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Video game studio
Posted today
Video game studio
101-200 employees
Posted today
Up to $55 p/h USD
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To expand the range of emotional experiences possible in video games, so that it can be enjoyed and loved by people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Technical Communication, Computer Science, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in technical writing or similar role (internships may count towards this requirement)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to explain complex concepts in clear, simple language to multiple audiences with differing levels of technical literacy, including internal and external developers and users
- Familiarity with SaaS products and general software development terminology
- Experience writing for a SaaS application or working in a software development environment
- Basic understanding of documentation tools such as Google Docs, Confluence, or similar
- Strong attention to detail and a user-focused mindset
Desirable
- Passion for gaming, and experience writing technical documentation in the game industry
- Familiarity with content management systems, version control (Git), or help authoring tools
- Understanding of UX principles and how documentation fits into the user journey
- Basic HTML/CSS knowledge
- Exposure to tools like Figma and Jira
- Passion for learning new technologies and continuously improving documentation quality
What the job involves
- 6 Month Contract, potential for full-time hire
- Thatgamecompany is looking for a Technical Writer to develop documentation for our in-house tools that are used to support our flagship title Sky: Children of the Light
- Our internally-developed applications are a fundamental part of live-operating Sky for millions of active players
- As a Technical Writer, you will play a vital role in enhancing our product user experience by creating high-quality documentation and in-app help content
- You will work closely with product managers, developers, UX designers, and support teams to ensure our content is accurate, accessible, and helpful
- Write, edit, and maintain user-facing documentation including user guides, how-tos, FAQs, and release notes
- Develop concise, intuitive in-app help and tooltips that support users at the point of need
- Collaborate with subject matter experts to gather and validate technical information
- Ensure content is consistent in tone, style, and formatting across the product and documentation
- Organize and structure content to make it easy to search, navigate, and consume
- Participate in product testing and documentation reviews to ensure accuracy and usability
- Update and revise content in line with product changes and user feedback
Application process
- Please provide a portfolio of previous work in your application
Our take
Thatgamecompany is a video studio that has built popular and emotional game worlds including Sky and Journey. On a mission to elevate games as a legitimate form of art, it stands out not only for the emotional quality of its products, but for appealing to people of varying ages, identities and backgrounds with a single world.
The success of Sky, which has now been downloaded at least 200M times and has nearly 7M daily active players, led to an impressive funding round in 2022. This funding has been invested into growing its development team and organization infrastructure.
As part of this investment, the company is adding Pixar co-founder, Ed Catmull, as principal adviser on creative culture and strategic growth. When considering the incomparable success of his previous ventures, this will likely set Thatgamecompany on a significant growth trajectory.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Mar 2022
$160m
LATE VC
Jul 2019
$6m
SERIES C
Total funding: $196.1m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401k
- Paid time off
Company HQ
Downtown, Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Jenova Chen
(CEO & Creative Director)Previously served as a Game Designer for Electronic Arts Maxis and for USC Game Innovation Lab. Experience as an Art Director & Lead Artist for Annenberg Communication Center.
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